Some CAT bus routes cancelled due to driver protest

Workers are upset about terminations from earlier this year, among other things

WEBVTT NNAH MCDONALD IS HEREWITH THAT.HANNAH: HUNDREDS OF BUSRIDERSDIDN'T HAVE A BUS TO CATCH THISMORNING BECAUSE DRIVERS CALLEDOUT IN PROTEST. CAPITAL AREA TRANSIT SAYS ABOUT15% OF THE BUS ROUTES TODAY ARECANCELLED.THE OPERATORS WHO CALLED OUTWERE ALL ON THE OVERTIME LISTAND SCHEDULED TO COVER ROUTESWITHOUT A DRIVER.THE UNION THAT REPRESENTS THEBUS OPERATORS TOLD CAT IT WASNOT BEHIND THIS BUT SAID WORKERSARE UPSET ABOUT TERMINATIONSFROM EARLIER THIS YEAR, AMONGOTHER THINGS.>> NOTHING IS EVER EASY WHENWE'RE DEALING WITH A COLLECTIVEGROUP OF PEOPLE AND THEY'RE NOTACTUALLY COMING OUT AND SAYINGWHAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH.WE'RE ONLY BASED ON THEINFORMATION WE'RE GETTING FROMSOME OF OUR DISCUSSIONS, NOTONLY WITH UNION LEADERSHIP, BUTALSO WITH INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEESHANNAH: CAT SAYS IT IS TALKINGTO THE UNION AND OPERATORS MORETODAY TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUES.TO FIND OUT IF YOUR ROUTE AFFECTED GO TO CAT TRANSIT ON

Some CAT bus routes cancelled due to driver protest

Workers are upset about terminations from earlier this year, among other things